The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 5)

19:00, January 05, 2021

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 5)

  Kenyan school children wear face masks while walking to school as they resume in-class learning after a nine-month disruption caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Nairobi on January 4, 2021. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,851,153 with the global confirmed cases reaching 85,604,744 as of 9:00 am BJT on Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.Current status (data as of 9:00 am BJT, Jan 5):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 353,131 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 20,786,001, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 9:00 am BJT on Tuesday.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 10,340,469. The death toll grew to 149,649.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 7,753,752. The death toll grew to 196,561.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 3,226,758 with 58,203 deaths.It is followed by UK with 2,721,590 infections and 75,544 deaths, France with 2,717,059 infections and 65,549 deaths, Turkey with 2,255,607 cases and 21,685 deaths, Italy with 2,166,244 cases and 75,680 deaths and Spain with 1,958,844 cases and 51,078 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 1,796,216 with 34,969 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 1)

  Globally, as of 10 am BJT on Friday, there have been 81,475,053 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 1,798,050 deaths, reported the World Health Organization.Hundreds of people wait in line Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at the STARS Complex in Fort Myers, Fla., to receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: AP)Current status (data as of 10:30 am BJT, December 30):Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 350,023 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 20,293,125 infections, according to a tally by the 1Point3Acres virus tracker as of 10 am BJT on Friday.India has confirmed a total of 10,266,674 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 148,738.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 7,675,973 with 194,949 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has recorded 3,127,347 confirmed cases and 56,271 deaths.France has confirmed 2,677,666 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 64,759.The UK has reported 2,496,214 COVID-19 cases and 73,622 deaths from the virus so far.It is followed by Turkey with 20,881 deaths from 2,208,652 infections.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 74,159 lives in Italy, bringing the total number of infections to 2,107,166.A total of 1,928,265 people in Spain have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 50,837.Germanys confirmed cases have increased to 1,745,636, with the number of deaths at 33,495, according to the JHU virus tracker.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 4)

  Globally, as of 6:30 pm BJT on Monday, there have been 83,322,449 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 1,831,412 deaths, reported the World Health Organization.People who qualify under Phase 1A or Phase 1B of the states guidelines waiting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, at a Houston Health Departments COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Houston. (Photo: AP)Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, January 4):Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed 356,412 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a total of 20,936,727 infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 6:30 pm BJT on Monday.India has confirmed a total of 10,340,469 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 149,649.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 7,733,746 with 196,018 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has confirmed 3,226,758 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 58,203.France has recorded 2,712,975 confirmed cases and 65,164 deaths.The UKs confirmed cases have increased to 2,662,699, with the number of deaths at 75,137, according to the JHU virus tracker.It is followed by Turkey with 21,488 deaths from 2,241,912 infections.A total of 2,155,446 people in Italy have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 75,332.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 50,837 lives in Spain, bringing the total number of infections to 1,928,265.Germany has reported 1,786,083 COVID-19 cases and 34,793 deaths from the virus so far.